Take care. Similar to you, we paid $880 for our tickets (but we had nose-bleed seatsI decided to avoid floor seats as I knew we would be standing the entire time, and like you, Im getting a little too old for that and didnt want my view obscured). You know, we were driving down the street outside Fenway and I heard Lady Madonna and it was clearly Paul. I have a couple of shows myself next month. Of course, its ridiculous money to spend on a show. Or Twist and Shout if he wants to do a Lennon song. I remember they were playing the Toronto Blue Jays. Pretty cool! (LogOut/ At least, these types of shows are meaningful and will stay with us. As to McCartneys voice, well its still notably him. We joked about getting rid of our tickets and just listening from outside. BTW, being for the benefit of our fellow bloggers and whoever else may care, heres a nice 12-minute summary of Maccas June 4th show in Syracuse, New York. Blackbird And seeing a living legend/musical genius, probably for the last time, created memories I will enjoy for the rest of my life. And come to think of it, why the hell doesnt he end with I Saw Her Standing There? That would blow the roof off the place. Yes, his voice has aged, but his energy and enthusiasm make up for it 10 times! I think its a great tune. They appeared to be signing for the deal. Paul read hand-written audience cards. Usually, I settle for cheap seats. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. There are about 35,000 seats at Fenway so yea, it holds an army. Let em In Thanks. As it happens, after about an hour of Beatles tunes pumped through the sound system (sound is great there I must say) ending with A Day in the Life, the show actually started at 7:20 pm. So I bought ticketsoddly, they had just released some more seats so even with my long delay I got 5th row seats. I suppose the piano gives him a bit of a sit-down. Has something to do with some poetry book he wrote some time ago (?) Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. My 29-year-old son went with me and has now seen The Who (twice) and now McCartney. No regrets worth every penny for the experience. dinner served after the sound-check and he received a large bag of swag that he had with him but hadnt looked at yet. Letting Go I will say what Ive said every year for (at least) the last 20 this is my last year of concertgoing! Glad you enjoyed the piece. I said to my friend that it was likely a sound check. (Hence two sausages. I didnt know about the sound-check tickets, either. My son resistant at first, was eventually just now over by the sheer greatness of their stuff. I like it, just an unlikely choice for a McCartney solo gig in 2022. Dance Tonight and he was going to do a reading and asked a famous writer (?) My daughter liked the Beatles first. Rusty Anderson and Brian Ray arent only pretty decent musicians but they are also very capable vocalists. That said, I still have a few to go to this year. He IS a multi-instrumentalist. Surprised me a little. I didnt know that was available either. Yeah, ticket prices are insane. Come back any time. Ill make those changes as well. Its like, two seconds long. I got intrigued by the whole soundcheck thing. Paul tells a story (he talks a lot!) But our son who sort of heard of The Beatles/kind of heard of Paul McCartney/never really heard of Wings had no inspiration to take me up on my offer for a FREE trip to see such a musical legend!! Feel free to stop by any time a post floats your boat. As an aside, Ive been to Fenway once. Yes, his voice is not the same, but hes Sir Paul! I have been blogging for almost seven years and the number of people who are into my Beatles posts is pitifully small. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five One of the employees elaborately described the whole opening act procedure for, apparently, some other show. Tune In is Part One. Long story but (of course) they were cheaper via MLB as TM are thieves. As to his energy, phenomenal for a near 80-year-old. Let It Be Band on the Run Something A little obsessive, dont you think? Paulie said. I corroborated with setlist.fm. Crank up that video to your TV, blow it through some speakers and you tell me. I also think its amazing how Paul switches instruments like its nothing. Live and Let Die Get Back After the screaming, he mentioned that it takes me back. And so here they are dueting on Ive Got a Feeling.. The only reason my son and my friends daughter were there is because we paid for them. But Ive since heard this happens at many of his concerts over the last 10 years at least. He also has been switching Women and Wives with Let Em In on this tour (I would have much preferred Let Em In, personally). Even a lot of my peers werent interested for love or money. Does he miss that? But I find it unfathomable that any fan of McCartney wouldnt have won out Sgt. Grew up listening to the Beatles, Wings, and Pauls solo workthe music takes me back to many happy memories of my youth. One person in line had paid to go to the sound-check. , Speaking of merchandise, I noticed today that a particular Got Back tour T-shirt is no longer listed on the Paul McCartney web pageit was one of the T-shirts I bought in Spokane.
She Came in Through the Bathroom Window I did mention In Spite of All the Danger. Probably a tribute to George and their early days as much as anything else. It sounds like the lack of visiting Montana is very much a financial decision on the bands part. For the record, out of a 36-song set, 22 were Beatles and the rest were either Wings or more current stuff. The background graphic was of Meryl Streep, Chris Pine and other celebrities sort of dancing around and laughing to the song, which was different). I also agree with you his touring band is outstanding. One team, cant remember which one now, hit a grand slam home run! The man genuinely enjoys performing live. -During the song My Valentine, they played a black and white video of Natalie Portman (on one side) and Johnny Depp on the other, miming the words. Encore: He played at the Montana State University Fieldhouse, capacity of about 7,000. I saw Dylan last year and he mostly grunted or sent out an unintelligible word or two now and again. Songs like that are what Lennon referred to as McCartneys granny songs. If they come on the radio, I switch stations. I never buy any of the merch. Its a very John song. . Pauls comments really made the show even better. I literally could not give it away. Lastly, some enterprising soul recorded the entire May 25 show from Hollywood, Florida. One of my friends turned down the opportunity to go as he joked about McCartney needing a walker. So much of his music takes me back to good memories of my youth. I have a Springsteen poster in my rec room where he was selling tickets (in the Seventies) for 8 bucks tops. Birthday Damn, youre right. He (and you) may be exactly right. I could have lived without Juniors Farm, In Spite of All the Danger (at best, a novelty, a Harrison/McCartney tune), Love Me Do (primitive), and Dance Tonight. Replace them with Back in the USSR, Drive My Car, Helen Wheels, and maybe Rock Show just as a suggestion. Some thoughts: (LogOut/ Usually, thats only the first one. As to Let em In and My Love and all those, yeah, just not a fan. Mccartney might think about replacing it. Strongly dislike is better. Paul asked the gals in the Spokane audience to give him a Beatles scream, too. Change). Im always looking for people I can talk to about the music we love. I note he dropped one tune from the listless McCartney III.). How about A Hard Days Night? That wouldnt suck. Im getting way too old for this shit. Hes just down the street from you (literally only 2 miles away). WHAT?!? Ive Just Seen a Face Looks worth every penny! There is a McCartney song called New but he didnt play that in Spokanehe seems to switch between that and Queenie Eye on this tour. But recall that to young kids today, Paul is not the big deal that he is to us. I guess Im a bit strange. Yeah, man, they will tell you, true or not, I saw him over in Maui. Seeing him play his Hofner violin bass just makes me smile. Maybe Im Amazed And in case youre curious, these two tickets set me back 800 bucks (750 euros). My understanding is Paul has known Johnny for years, theyve been friends for quite awhile, have played music together (I think some little gig of them playing together can be found online?). And as long as he never does My Love. or Ebony and Ivory or Listen to What the Man Said, he and I will get along just fine. But we did wind up sitting in a parking garage for the better part of an hour afterward. Seriously, that in and of itself is just incredible. But one I can heartily recommend if you havent read it is Mark Lewisohns Tune In. Lewisohn is THE GUY when it comes to Beatles expertise. AS to cheap tickets, I guess thats all relative. And I wouldnt leave before the encore, anyway. There it said New and I thought they were saying new song as I never heard of the McCartney song New. Ill have to go back and adjust the list and my Spotify list. The good news is he is still at heart a rocker. Afterward, I probably need to go to rehab, but itll be worth it! Crazy. Have you read Pauls recently released book The Lyrics? ), Security at Fenway is actually outside on the street. This sign was outside the venue. Do acts rarely come to Montana? Paul has the energy of a 20-year-old going from bass to guitar, to a piano up on a riser. And he did autograph the shoulders of both mom and daughter (who said they were then going to get tattoos over the signatures). Ive seen him, still love his music. And it shows. Juniors Farm I once refused to pay 25 bucks to see Stevie Wonder. There was a weirdly blase response to Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite! almost as if no one recognized it. August 1988, visiting a friend in Boston, we went to a Red Sox game. Would it kill ya? But as they say on American Idol, hes often a little pitchy, especially on the solo acoustic numbers. No problem Paul. Got to Get You Into My Life Is that how far you typically have to travel? First up was Cant Buy Me Love which we all sang lustily if not too well. I still love their music, but spreading these crazy conspiracy theories is just more than I can tolerate. Random observations Not one single person in my row knew what their seat number was and had apparently forgotten how to figure that out. Living in Montana, Ive only been to two professional baseball games, so that was fun. Im still happy to be there. He was to use the British expression gobsmacked to see the person who wrote these iconic songs actually up there and singing them. So Paul was probably being supportive of his friend, and this was before the verdict in favor of Depp. But if your car mechanic said You need an 800-dollar repair, youd drop it in a heartbeat. But we will give him a pass because, well, hes Sir Paul and we are all going to marry him one day. You might have read in other reviews about what is arguably the coolest if most bittersweet part of the show. 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So you pick your poison subway or car. Its a hamster wheel I want to get off of. Dare I say even inspirational. And yes I was wrong about the Nancy thing. We gave a half-hearted cheer. If McCartney had never been a Beatle and showed up with those songs and Ebony and Ivory, he might well have found an audience but I wouldnt have been part of it. I fat-fingered that. My Valentine So we sang Happy Birthday to him. I knew about the Lennon thing but didnt mention it to my son. Odd, but affecting. A little odd. I was talking to a friend who said, Well, not everybody in the audience knows all the Beatle songs, maybe just the bigger hits. Im all about the comments. What they do for live shows at the worlds most uncomfortable (and entirely cashless) baseball venue is to put a stage out by the wall which everyone affectionately calls the Green Monster. Getting into and out of Boston is a nightmare at just about any time but especially when there are sporting or music events which is to say, constantly. Well, I did want to ask, but didnt as it didnt seem polite. I love going to shows but Im kind of stingy when it comes to paying for tickets. People have been commenting online about the Johnny Depp background video, both in favor and against. Seats were still available at show time.) This is from Seattle. WHAT?!!? Sounds great and like you and your son had a real ball, Jim. He looks great for 80Dang!!! He told me only 130 people attended, there was an open bar, a vegetarian (of course!) Add in the fact that the tickets are barely affordable for them (much less us) and if they had that money, they would likely spend it elsewhere. Might want to drop that one, Paul. Hey, no apologies necessary. We drove 800-miles round trip from Montana to see his first concert of this tour in Spokane, WA. In a nice touch, the guys left the stage and came back waving various national flags, most prominently that of Ukraine. Pepper backwards and forwards- its no more deep than any of the others. In one of his Seattle shows in May (per YouTube) he read a similar sign, mentioned people will then get the autograph tattooed, but we dont have time for that nowso again, I think its because of Covid that hes not inviting any audience member up on stage this time around. Only question I have for you is are you sure that was his wife Nancy doing the signing for My Valentine? I debated whether to go (not sure why now) and as a friend said, Why not? Not positive on thatdidnt want to ask the guy in line with me for T-shirts how much he paid. In it somewhere, he explains why he now tries to talk a little about most of the songs he plays in concert. Our youngest son just turned 23. Interesting. I recorded some stuff but if you think Im gonna record the whole show, forget about it. It is green with a cartoon diagram of Paul (with graying sideburns) walking on a brown road that goes to a lake and the road stops around the middle of the lake (I would give you the link to the T-shirt but noticed today it is no longer listed). Lady Madonna Like, you, the Beatles have been part of my life for a long time. And that obsessive guy must have a lot of cash and nothing much to do with it. That sounds pretty cool. What an under-achiever! But I really am wearying of the getting a ticket hustle. I think we all knew it probably wouldnt. The daughter was late teens/early 20s, so not a little girl. Felt sorry for the two poor souls who sat next to us and left just before the encore (probably to try to avoid traffic) so they missed that and the rest of the encore. Why cant we spend that much money on a once-in-a-lifetime (twice for me) experience? Yes, as much as I hate to admit it, I agree with you about age ranges not necessarily appreciating Paul as much as we do. I also love his colorful Gibson guitar, which looks very psychedelic. My feet were killing me at the end. My friends daughter has zero time for whatever music is contemporary and has now seen McCartney, Elton John, and (twice) Billy Joel. No way I was missing the encore. But you and I both know hes got at least 5 more years in him. But I cant imagine dealing with the traffic of trying to get to Fenway for a big name act like Pauland how many tickets were available at Fenway?! I still remember my older sister coming home and talking about I Want to Hold Your Hand. She even went to see them but in her words, I couldnt hear them because everyone was screaming. BTW, I just recalled that Paul asked the girls to scream for him. BTW, Clapton is coming to Boston but I already told a friend I refuse to go. I will be sending him a link to a video so he can eat his words. Fuh You Well, Im scheduled to see the man at MetLife Stadium in NJ on Thursday, just two days prior to his 80th day back-to-back to Bonnie Raitt on Wednesday in Philly at the Mann. We had gotten a note from Fenway management that the show might start promptly at 6:30 pm. He is flawless playing numerous musical instruments, his band is great, his energy is limitless (it was obvious he was pouring his heart and soul into every aspect of his performance) and Sir Paul made me laugh out loud often with his comments (and Im not a laugh-out-loud person very often!). (LogOut/ Paid about $135/ticket. But everyone was sufficiently worried that it might and no one who worked there knew if there was or wasnt an opening act. And while I didnt mention it in the piece, I had another ticket (long story) that I could neither sell nor give away. New Good time for a bathroom break. Yeah, no one wanted that ticket. (Paul said we know you want to hear the old stuff but were gonna play some new stuff too whether you want to hear it or not. His band who have been touring with him forever is crackerjack. Way more than the Spokane venue, Im sure. I had no excuse.). Pepper long ago. At least thats what I remember from reading The Lyrics a few months back. No way. Thats something you cant fake. One said Macca-chusetts loves you, (cute), another guy held a sign that said, Please autograph my daughters body, and the daughter held a sign saying, I approve that message (fairly creepy if you ask me) Yes, and he may still. (Yours truly always thinks of that scene in A Hard Days Night where they escape Beatlemania for a while, run outside, somebody yells were out! and Cant Buy Me Love plays. However, if Sir Paul were to come to my little hometown like Elton didand it was just me, not me and my husband (who isnt a big fan)and it really were to be my last time to see Paulmaybe, just maybe I would splurge. 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But they still looked like ants and we spent most of the time looking at the monitors. Heres Let Me Roll It segueing into Foxy Lady. The woman in front of us knew (loudly) that it was Hendrix and made sure everybody around her knew that SHE knew. . But if youre looking for a quick rush, the run of tunes from Something through The End was as good as anything Ive ever heard at a concert. Feel free to enjoy the whole thing. Anyway, thanks for posting. Our sons roommates would be happy to care for our dogs. Do you hate Listen to What the Man Said? Ill check it out. They have been with him for so many years and can play all these songs in their dreams. I have a hard time with Eric Clapton and Van Morrison these days. Anyway, look forward to your report. Side note Ringo had played in town a couple nights prior and picked up an honorary degree from Berklee while he was here. Many of them would be just as happy to go see a DJ. This was exactly the same background video shown in Montana in 2014. Ive always wanted to see maybe a weeks worth of Springsteen shows but after that, I think I would be saturated. Golden Slumbers Paul played in 2014 at the University of Montana football stadium for about 25,000 people. I know Paul plays the ukelele in honor of George but for me the uke is about as interesting an instrument as the accordion. Getting Better Tough break. Ah, the good ol days of cheap tickets!! I havent read Pauls book but that is because I have read so many Beatles books Im kinda burned out. Cant Buy Me Love about how Peter Jackson told him they could synch up him singing with John from the Get Back documentary. And in the end, the love you take, is equal to the love I have barely ever seen her and kind of assumed it was her. OddI am listening to the Beatles station on Pandora as I write this, and for the first time (to me) a very scratchy version of In Spite of All the Danger by The Quarry Men (early Beatles band name) is now playing, which he plays on this tour. Plus, by then it always feels like Ive spent as much on the artist as I intend to. Paul mentioned his wife was in the audience, both in Spokane and Missoula. How is that possible?!). And what weird timing for Depp to show up. (McCartney pointed out a guy in the audience who had seen them 128 times. Not sure why Word Press keeps asking me to moderate your comments. According to this https://chartmasters.org/2022/04/streaming-masters-the-beatles/ its the second to least streamed song from Sgt Peppers, behind Good Morning Good Morning. Agreed. We stayed in a motel just a 10-minute walk away from the concert venue, a beautiful trail by the river, so no worries with us! Not every parent wants to or can afford to do that. To me and to anybody who knows Sgt. Overall this was a great, often exciting show. And now here I am spending $3-400 routinely. Heres the thing I really about Paul. Didnt Clapton have COVID himself not too long ago? So I wound up sitting in the wrong seat initially and spilling someones wine (long story) on their chair for which I reimbursed her ten bucks. You make.. As to how much tickets cost, well, we had two options TicketMaster or MLB (as it was at Fenway). Carry That Weight . The 128th time sign-holding guy was in Spokane it was his 125th time then, and Paul did read his sign, telling him then it was a bit obsessive. If I had to recommend just one book (or series), it would be Tune In.. Unlike her, he likes a lot of non-classic rock but when he likes classic rock, he loves it. Dont even know when I would wear it. It was pretty full but I know it wasnt sold out. Abe Laboriel on drums has always been the standout for me. Elton John did come to Bozeman in 2017, very unusual. Ive Got a Feeling For me it would have been a lot odder had he done Within You Without You.). All true what you said. You Never Give Me Your Money (Paul said they hadnt done it live for a number of years). $2000 Australian is about $1500 US so you were right. Hendrix in front of me literally fell back in her seat like a sack of potatoes during Let It Be, thereby screwing up my beautiful singing. how he does public readings. He watched the Peter Jackson movie with me and so, knew the rooftop scene. I wonder how much that cost? So pretty much from now on I have decided he gets a Beatles or McCartney CD as a gift from me for every birthday and Christmas. Unlike past concerts, he didnt invite any audience member on stage to sign them or anything else, Im guessing because of Covid concerns. Maybe they cant remember how to play the opening chord. But I could have lived without that and Love Me Do. But why no I Saw Her Standing There? That would have been awesome. The Hendrix stuff, the psychedelic guitar, etc. Someone waiting in line with me in Spokane to buy merchandise said, Hes not saying it explicitly, but this shirt is saying its the end of the road. , Thank you again for your postso fun to relive such a wonderful indescribable concert. Love Me Do No way would I have paid that then. I did notice most everyone I saw in the audience was probably 50 and oldervery few teenagers or young adults. Last night my son and I saw the soon-to-be 80-year-old (in ten days) ex-Beatle, ex-Wings guy Sir Paul McCartney play a 2:40 minute show in his 65th year of performing live. You are correct Montana is such a rural state that we dont get many big-name acts (and have very few venues large enough for them). Probably half the audience couldnt have cared less. As to our kids appreciation, I exposed them to music but never really insisted on anything. Geez, I dont know if it IS the end of the McCartney road show. The End. Let Me Roll It ! in one of the front rows for Paul to read, but how many more times can I see Sir Paul in person? His show here isnt till September. Tried to figure it out online for later concerts, but that probably can vary from venue to venue. I had to buy our tickets through the second-hand market as the concert venue sold out within 30 minutes of the tickets going on sale (seating capacity approximately 12,500). Somebody had an early Birthday sign for Paul. https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/australian-fans-can-watch-a-paul-mccartney-soundcheck-for-2000/news-story/0de4cefd9a815fc6fd195fe20e294932. (Odd timing for that.) There was no Please sign my butt person but there was the guy offering up his daughter. Not that I would want to be the person holding a sign saying #3! (The boy and I each had two as we like to support small businesses not because we fucking love sausages.). Didnt realize that was almost a second concert, lasting an hour long with different songs and a lot of interaction by Paul with the attendees. Pretty decent quality. Two hours and 40 minutes and 36 songs at age 79? Remarkable! One spends money on a lot of unnecessary crap. Hate is a strong word. Ms. The stunt, such as it was, involved people in the cheap seats holding up We Love You Paul signs. By the same token, I think that based on audience reaction. As to the age ranges, yes, about the same here. Set list was identical except it appears he performed two additional songs in Spokane (Women and Wives, which was the first time he performed it liveaudience didnt seem to recognize it; and Queenie Eye, which also didnt seem very popular. Was the please sign my butt signing-holding person there? Made me think I should switch to being a vegetarian. Many of them have given up on shows of any sort. (Hendrix is a particular band of supposed cool for a lot of baby boomers. Heres an article on that from Australia. Ive been spending a fortune on tix. (I initially wrote that Pauls wife was the woman but an eagle-eyed reader corrected me.) I look forward to singing it to Keith Richards when hes 183. Strange huh? I tell you what, it really was.
Part Two has no release date. But part of that is in these shows with my son, I figure if were gonna go, might as well splurge. A friend of mine, his 18-year-old daughter, and I drove in together. Maybe, says the Music Enthusiast, but that sounds like the Springsteen sweet spot. (Even though they added another day.) If youre reading this Vlad, fuck you. And he talks your ear off. Paul related the story to this all-white crowd about how Blackbird was written in tribute to Black people in the US South who were being discriminated against. . The guys seemed to rock harder as the night went on. Good chatting with you. The boy, coming from band practice, just made it in the nick of time and starved through the whole show, not daring to leave his seat and miss even one moment of this iconic event.
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